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Kyoto, Japan Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city ...

. The university was founded in as a private university for women with the motto "to encourage and foster independent women". In 2005, the university became co-educational. In March 2017, the university had approximately 4,000 students.

External links

Kyoto Tachibana University Website (English version)
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